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Dreamgirls (2006)

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Reviews Counted:200

Fresh:156

Rotten:44

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: Dreamgirls' simple characters and plot hardly detract from the movie’s real feats: the electrifying performances and the dazzling musical numbers.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language, some sexuality and drug content

Runtime: 2 hr. 10 min.

Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release: Dec 25, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $103.3M

Synopsis: Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, "Dreamgirls" follows the rise of a trio of women--Effie, Deena and Lorrell--who have formed a promising... Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, "Dreamgirls" follows the rise of a trio of women--Effie, Deena and Lorrell--who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor Jr., who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early. Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether. Although the Dreams become a crossover phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined. [More]

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, John Lithgow, John Krasinski, Loretta Devine, Jocko Sims, Laura Bell Bundy, Lorissa Mccomas, Amber Newman, Jenny Wallace

Director: Bill Condon

Director: Bill Condon
Screenwriter: Bill Condon
Producer: Laurence Mark
Studio: Dreamworks

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Condon's adaptation is polished and enjoyable and yet something is missing from making it a truly great musical movie--perhaps a more coherent vision or unity.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
Jan 6, 2010
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A musical for people who've forgotten how to listen, and how to feel

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 28, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

It compares to that other "legitimate" musical smash of recent vintage, Chicago. It just doesn't have the life or fun of Chicago.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
May 13, 2009
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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A tight and entertaining musical with a show stealing performance by Jennifer Hudson.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
Nov 20, 2008
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

Dreamgirls opened on Xmas day and it was every much of a brilliant holiday movie. I guess the only complaint I have is it is too slick.

Full Review Source: Movie Magazine International | comment Comment
Jul 22, 2007
Moira Sullivan
Moira Sullivan
Movie Magazine International

There's a joy on screen -- a love for the material that's palpable and contagious -- but the material, in the end, lets them down.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

...Hudson offers up a seriously underwhelming performance...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Worse than a movie of the weak (pun intended)

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
May 19, 2007
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

You may not be expecting this from a musical, but Dreamgirls is one of the most fast-paced, frenetically-edited, roller-coaster rides of a movie that you'll see all year.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
Mar 24, 2007
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

Dreamgirls is a splashy film with a great cast, strong performances, terrific music and an engrossing, though...familiar, story.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
Mar 12, 2007
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net

There’s no faint-praise here. It's the best film of the year.

Full Review | comment Comment
Mar 7, 2007
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

Una lujosa producción que, a nivel dramático, tiene la misma profundidad que una telenovela. Eso sí: hay (alguna) buena música y una inusual actuación de Eddie Murphy.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment 1 Comment
Feb 26, 2007
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Newcomer Jennifer Hudson owns the movie with her magnetic presence and go-tell-it-on-the-mountain voice.* ** ** *

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
Feb 19, 2007
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Jennifer Hudson makes her acting debut in Bill Condon's Dreamgirls, and it's safe to say the phrase "star-making turn" was invented for performances like hers.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
Feb 19, 2007
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Os realizadores exibem exatamente o mesmo preconceito que fingem condenar em seu longa, valorizando mais a estética do que o talento. Hipocrisia, Dreamgirls é seu nome.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
Feb 16, 2007
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

I could have happily sat through the first half a second time, though I was barely able to sit through the second half once.

Full Review Source: Blogcritics.org | comment Comment
Feb 15, 2007
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
Blogcritics.org

To say that Dreamgirls is the best musical so far this century is to make no great claim for it. To say that it's the best film about the music business since 1996's Grace of My Heart and fit to be spoken of in the same breath says more.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
Feb 10, 2007
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

...less compelling than the actual history of the Supremes. Similarly, the music felt like faxed-over Motown, a couple of generations less crisp than the original.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
Feb 9, 2007
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A stellar cast, stunning sets and costumes and engaging music make this a modern musical for a new generation.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
Feb 7, 2007
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
 
 
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